Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for our local stretch.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with ya – this is a tough one. We’re looking at a 16-day window, but the first week and a half is pretty much a write-off for any real surf. The pattern is small, weak, and messy. We’ve got a long gap of poor conditions before anything even worth paddling out for.

The first real nod to any kinda surfable wave is on Thursday, July 30th, in the morning. Kennebunk Beach is the only break on the radar, and it’s not much to write home about. We’re looking at a clean, glassy morning with a tiny 2ft swell from the SE. The combined wave energy is a weak 125 (moderate energy), but the period is a short 9 seconds, so it’s a windswell. The water temp is about average for the time of year. It’s a sheltered spot, and with the wind dead calm, it’ll be smooth as a lake. But honestly, it’s a knee-high dribbler at best. It’s inconsistent here, so don’t expect much. For a beginner looking to get wet, it’s alright, but there’s no power behind it.

After that, it’s back to the same old story. We get a couple of clean mornings with light offshore winds (NE) on Friday, July 31st and Saturday, August 1st, but the swell is even smaller – 2ft and 1ft respectively – and the energy is ridiculously low (70 and 33). Not worth the wetsuit struggle.

The only other mentionable moment is a glassy start on Sunday, August 2nd, again with a tiny 2ft swell. It’s clean, but there’s just no push.

Further out, we see a little spike in swell on Thursday, August 6th in the afternoon, with a 6ft swell from the S. The energy jumps to 188 (moderate), but the period is a terrible 6 seconds. That’s just a choppy, wind-blown mess. The wind is cross-shore, so it’s gonna be sloppy. For a spot that’s already sheltered and inconsistent, a short-period, 6ft swell is just gonna be a bumpy, closing-out mess. Not recommended for anyone.

There is simply no standout session in this whole forecast. The consistent theme is “poor surf conditions” with tiny swell and crap periods. I can’t even point you to one good day. This is one of those stretches where you’re better off checking the forecasts on a lake or finding a different hobby for a fortnight. The pattern is frustratingly small, and with the break being “rarely breaks” and “inconsistent,” this is a pretty normal blank run for the area. Don’t hold your breath, but forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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